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| Benefits & Administration |
| Higher Education Plan Sponsors Ramp Up IPS Usage |
| Transamerica has published an updated annual survey of higher education plan sponsors, finding many are beginning to adopt the retirement plan features shown to be popular in the corporate sector. In addition to a marked increase in the adoption of automatic enrollment and automatic deferral rate increases for participants, more than three-fourths of higher education plan sponsors have implemented an investment policy statement, compared to 60% in 2015.Read more > |
| Participants’ Multiple Accounts Makes Measuring Success a Challenge |
| Plan sponsors should be aware that many participants have assets invested with providers that do not serve their current plan, which has implications for measuring readiness.Read more > |
| Reports of Pension Funded Status for October Are Mixed |
| Providers tracking S&P plans estimate a slight decrease in or flat pension funding ratio, while other estimate a slight increase. Most agree funding is up for the year.Read more > |
